Padilla Announces Price Increases
The cost of the Padilla Finest Hour line will be getting a bit more expensive in the new year.
Ernesto Padilla confirmed to halfwheel that the line will be increasing by 25 cents per cigar as of January, but it will be the only line in his portfolio to see an increase, which means it will not affect the Padilla Miami or 1932 lines. He attributed the increase to rising costs of tobacco as well as expenses related to making sure all of the company’s predicate blends, as well as some yet-to-be-released blends, are compliant with FDA regulations.
In August, Padilla announced that production of the line was being moved from an undisclosed factory in Honduras to Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A.
It is the first price increase for the Finest Hour line since it was released in January 2019. The Padilla Finest Hour is offered in three blends, Finest Hour Oscuro, Finest Hour Habano and Finest Hour Connecticut. Each of the lines consists of the same three sizes, a 5 x 52 robusto, 6 x 52 toro and a 6 x 60 double toro, all packaged in 20-count boxes.
The Padilla Finest Hour will now be priced at $7.75-$9.15 per cigar, before taxes.
The following chart is a live look at what companies have announced price increases or no price increase for 2021.
| Company | Price Increase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Fernandez | No | ||
| Alec Bradley | No | ||
| Altadis U.S.A. | Yes | ||
| Arturo Fuente | Yes | ||
| Ashton | Yes | ||
| Asylum | Yes | ||
| Battleground | No | ||
| Black Label Trading Co. | No | ||
| Blackbird | Caldwell | Yes | |
| Casa Cuevas | Yes | ||
| Chinnock Cellars | No | ||
| CLE | Yes | ||
| Crowned Heads | No | ||
| Cubariqueño | No | ||
| Curivari | Yes | ||
| E.P. Carrillo | Yes | ||
| El Artista | No | ||
| Esteban Carreras | Yes | ||
| Falto | No | ||
| Foundation | Yes | ||
| General Cigar Co. | Yes | ||
| Global Premium Cigars | Yes | ||
| Gran Habano | No | ||
| Gurkha | No | ||
| HVC | No | ||
| J.C. Newman | Yes | ||
| Jas Sum Kral | No | ||
| Jeremy Jack | Yes | ||
| JRE Tobacco Co. | Yes | ||
| Kristoff | No | ||
| La Barba | Yes | ||
| La Flor Dominicana | No | ||
| La Galera/Indianhead Tobacco | No | ||
| Los Caidos | No | ||
| Maya Selva | Yes | ||
| Miami Cigar & Co. | No | ||
| Mombacho Cigars S.A. | No | ||
| MoyaRuiz | No | ||
| My Father | No | ||
| Oliva | Yes | ||
| Padilla | Yes | ||
| Padrón | No | ||
| Patoro | No | ||
| Paul Garmirian | No | ||
| Paul Stulac | No | ||
| PDR Cigars | Yes | ||
| Perdomo | Yes | ||
| Plasencia 1865 | No | ||
| Pure Aroma Cigars/D'Crossier | No | ||
| Quesada | No | ||
| RoMa Craft Tobac | No | ||
| RVGN Rauchvergnügen | No | ||
| Sans Pareil/La Instructora | No | ||
| Sinistro | No | ||
| Southern Draw | No | ||
| Stallone | Yes |
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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